Something for everybody

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	• My Body of Knowledge: Stories of Chronic Illness, Disability, Healing and Life - Including Crohn's, CFIDS, ... Cracked Bell Publishing, 2008 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Something for everybody

I thoroughly enjoyed this diverse collection of pieces about different states of body beingness. I didn't read it cover to cover but rather jumped around, beginning with what subjects felt most relevant to me, and soon found that all contributions had something vital to offer. I appreciated most of all the vivid descriptions of daily life, like the sounds and smells of Karen Myers' climb up a flight of stairs towards dinner, as well as others' similalrly compelling tales of dealing with life's profundities and humor without sentimentality but with much grace.

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Inspirational

I attended a book signing and met some of the authors ~ there was a huge turnout and everyone had a wonderful afternoon. Of course I bought the book and recommend that you do too. Excellent writing throughout!

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stories that enlighten

This is a wonderful compilation of stories that explores many different conditions of life. Whether you are facing a difficult illness , or not
this book is filled with humor ,and luminous moments. The authors included,
are adept at portraying the challenges and triumphs they have experienced.
I would recommend this book for anyone working in the health field , or anyone , who would like to enjoy a book of diverse and captivating stories.

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Uniquely Enlightening

As a person who was once in the medical profession and now suffering from my own rare ailments and surgeries, this book left me feeling not alone. The form in which it is written enlightened me on other peoples' individual triumphs and struggles. What makes this book even more compelling and different is that the stories come from real people. The outcome is an easy reading book that shares a true gift of camraderie, empathy, education, hope and inspiration to the sick as well as the healthy.

A Good Read

Some of these stories will make you say, "If not for the grace of God..." or "It could of been me" or "Geez, I'm lucky." But more than that these essays show me how much more alike I am to everyone than how different. They inspire me to capitalize on what I've got rather than concentrate on what I lack. From that viewpoint, we all have a disability of some sort. In short, these are tales of life lessons and you don't have to be disabled to get something out of them--mainly, a sense of perspective. Professionally written (without being clinical), these are stories you will want to curl up with in a warm bed, not on a cold examination table.

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What is it like to live with a chronic illness or disability? How does it feel from the inside? My Body of Knowledge is a collection of personal essays, poetry, and fiction that accesses the wealth of insight and knowledge that people with disabilities have--simply from living in their bodies. My Body of Knowledge includes 34 pieces of writing from both new and established authors, including Molly Ivins, Floyd Skloot, and Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. Honest, raw, humorous, and poignant, the writing captures experiences of those with cancer, Crohn's disease, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, muscular dystrophy, Lyme disease, repetitive strain injury, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, and other conditions.

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